:''For a modern history of the region, see History of Iraq and History of Syria. For other uses see #Disambiguation Mesopotamia (Greek language: Μεσοποταμία, translated from Old Persian ''Miyanrudan'' "the Land between the Rivers" or the Aramaic name ''Beth-Nahrin'' "two rivers") is a region of Southwest Asia. Strictly speaking, it is the alluvial plain lying ''between'' the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in modern Iraq and Syria. More commonly, the term includes these river plains in totality as well as the surrounding lowland territories bounded by the Arabian Desert to the west and south, the Persian Gulf to the immediate south, the Zagros Mountains and the Caucasus mountains to the north. [[Image:Sumerian MS2272 2400BC.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sumerian list of gods in cuneiform script, ca. 24th century BC]] Writings from Mesopotamia (Uruk, modern Warka) are the earliest written work in the world, giving Mesopotamia the reputation of being the "Cradle of Civilization". Mesopotamia was settled, and conquered, by numerous ancient civilizations, including the Sumer, Akkad, Babylonians, Assyria and the Persian Empire. Peoples who threatened or invaded these lands include the Hittites and the Elamite Empire. During the time of the Persian Empire of Sassanids this area was called ''Dil-i Iranshahr'' meaning "Iran's Heart" and the metropol Ctesiphon, the capital of Iran, was situated in Mesopotamia. These civilizations arose from earlier settlements and cultures which were among the first to make use of agriculture. * Neolithic settlements e.g., Jarmo, Tell Abu Hureyra * Hassuna period * Halaf period (or ''Halafian'') * Samarra period (or ''Samarran''), e.g., Choga Mami * Ubaid period, e.g., Eridu * Uruk period, named after the city Uruk. * Sumerian Early Dynastic period Early cities in this region include: *lower Mesopotamia / Sumer ** Ur ** Uruk ** Isin ** Lagash * Akkad ** Agade ** Babylon ** Kish ** Nippur * upper Mesopotamia ** Assur ** Ninive ** Mari, Syria ** Aleppo ==See also== *Ancient Near East *Fertile Crescent *Anatolia *Levant, History of the Levant *Sumerian king list *Chaldean mythology *Parthians *Iraq, History of Iraq *Syria, History of Syria *Music of Mesopotamia ==Further reading== *[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/DS49x2xM465D/ ''A DWELLER IN MESOPOTAMIA''], being the adventures of an official artist in the garden of Eden, by Donald Maxwell, 1921 *[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/DS69x5xH236M/ ''MESOPOTAMIAN ARCHAEOLOGY''], by Percy S. P. Handcock, 1912 == Disambiguation == * Mesopotamia, Ohio is a town in the state of Ohio, USA. * ''Mesopotamia'' is the name of The B-52's song History of Iraq Mesopotamia Ancient history fa:میانرودان th:เมโสโปเตเมีย
Middle East Ancient Near East
Categories Babylon, Assyria and Sumer should probably be merged, as most articles are in all three of them, and there is no clear condition how to separate them. User:Dbachmann 09:16, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
== earliest written work in the world??? == :Writings from Mesopotamia (Uruk, modern Warka) are the earliest written work in the world, giving :Mesopotamia the reputation of being the "Cradle of Civilization". Is this true? User:Ilya K 18:02, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:''For a modern history of the region, see History of Iraq and History of Syria. For other uses see #Disambiguation Mesopotamia (Greek language: Μεσοποταμία, translated from Old Persian ''Miyanrudan'' "the Land between the Rivers" or the Aramaic name ''Beth-Nahrin'' "two rivers") is a region of Southwest Asia. Strictly speaking, it is the alluvial plain lying ''between'' the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in modern Iraq and Syria. More commonly, the term includes these river plains in totality as well as the surrounding lowland territories bounded by the Arabian Desert to the west and south, the Persian Gulf to the immediate south, the Zagros Mountains and the Caucasus mountains to the north. [[Image:Sumerian MS2272 2400BC.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sumerian list of gods in cuneiform script, ca. 24th century BC]] Writings from Mesopotamia (Uruk, modern Warka) are the earliest written work in the world, giving Mesopotamia the reputation of being the "Cradle of Civilization". Mesopotamia was settled, and conquered, by numerous ancient civilizations, including the Sumer, Akkad, Babylonians, Assyria and the Persian Empire. Peoples who threatened or invaded these lands include the Hittites and the Elamite Empire. During the time of the Persian Empire of Sassanids this area was called ''Dil-i Iranshahr'' meaning "Iran's Heart" and the metropol Ctesiphon, the capital of Iran, was situated in Mesopotamia. These civilizations arose from earlier settlements and cultures which were among the first to make use of agriculture. * Neolithic settlements e.g., Jarmo, Tell Abu Hureyra * Hassuna period * Halaf period (or ''Halafian'') * Samarra period (or ''Samarran''), e.g., Choga Mami * Ubaid period, e.g., Eridu * Uruk period, named after the city Uruk. * Sumerian Early Dynastic period Early cities in this region include: *lower Mesopotamia / Sumer ** Ur ** Uruk ** Isin ** Lagash * Akkad ** Agade ** Babylon ** Kish ** Nippur * upper Mesopotamia ** Assur ** Ninive ** Mari, Syria ** Aleppo ==See also== *Ancient Near East *Fertile Crescent *Anatolia *Levant, History of the Levant *Sumerian king list *Chaldean mythology *Parthians *Iraq, History of Iraq *Syria, History of Syria *Music of Mesopotamia ==Further reading== *[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/DS49x2xM465D/ ''A DWELLER IN MESOPOTAMIA''], being the adventures of an official artist in the garden of Eden, by Donald Maxwell, 1921 *[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/DS69x5xH236M/ ''MESOPOTAMIAN ARCHAEOLOGY''], by Percy S. P. Handcock, 1912 == Disambiguation == * Mesopotamia, Ohio is a town in the state of Ohio, USA. * ''Mesopotamia'' is the name of The B-52's song History of Iraq Mesopotamia Ancient history fa:میانرودان th:เมโสโปเตเมีย
Mesopotamia
Middle East Ancient Near East
Mesopotamia
Categories Babylon, Assyria and Sumer should probably be merged, as most articles are in all three of them, and there is no clear condition how to separate them. User:Dbachmann 09:16, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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== earliest written work in the world??? == :Writings from Mesopotamia (Uruk, modern Warka) are the earliest written work in the world, giving :Mesopotamia the reputation of being the "Cradle of Civilization". Is this true? User:Ilya K 18:02, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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